Professor: Kate Mondloch

4.00 credits

CRN 12219: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00-11:20am @ CHA 201

CRN 12226: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:20pm @ CHA 201

For millennia, cultures have contemplated the question of human “flourishing:” an existence filled with deep satisfaction, well-being, resilience, and accomplishment. This course will explore perspectives from the humanities and the sciences about what it means to flourish and what the key components might be. Students will be invited to come to their own understanding of flourishing that embraces both individual distinctiveness and also what is shared across and within diverse cultures and contexts. The course will include training in various practices—such as mindfulness—that help develop the qualities and skills that can contribute to a flourishing life. Each week we will explore a specific theme as articulated in the humanities and the sciences, with the goal of facilitating expanded self-awareness, enhancing social connectivity, and finding purpose.